Walmart Introduces Cancer Care Benefits for Associates at Mayo Clinic
08 October 2014 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
Centers of Excellence Program to Provide
Services for Breast, Lung and Colorectal Cancers
Building on its innovative program that has enhanced the quality
of health care for its associates, Walmart announced it is
expanding its Centers of Excellence program to include three
cancers with Mayo Clinic, one of the nation’s leading health care
providers.
Effective Jan. 1, 2015, Walmart associates and family members
enrolled in the company’s health reimbursement account plans or
health savings account plan who are diagnosed with breast, lung or
colorectal cancer can obtain a review of their medical records by
Mayo Clinic, and when recommended, receive care covered at 100
percent for on-site visits at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center locations
in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., or Phoenix, Ariz.
“We are proud to expand our Centers of Excellence with Mayo
Clinic to help ensure that our associates and their covered family
members who are diagnosed with cancer receive the best care,” said
Sally Welborn, senior vice president of global benefits at Walmart.
“The three cancers covered under our program are among the most
prevalent experienced by associates on our health care plans.”
"We are pleased that Walmart approached us to help its
associates diagnosed with breast, colon and lung cancer,” said Jan
Buckner, M.D., deputy director for practice at Mayo Clinic Cancer
Center. “Our coordinated approach to cancer care offers patients
the latest advances in treatment in a compassionate and caring
environment.”
Walmart’s Centers of Excellence cancer program will provide a
review of an associate’s medical record, or their covered family
member’s medical record, by Mayo Clinic oncologists following a
diagnosis of breast, lung or colorectal cancer. The review will
determine if they would benefit from an on-site visit at a Mayo
Clinic location. On-site visits will be covered at 100 percent and
will include recommended treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation
or surgery without deductible or coinsurance, plus travel expenses
for the patient and a caregiver.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) reports that breast cancer
is the most common type of cancer, with about 235,000 new cases
expected in the United States in 2014. Lung cancer, with over
224,000 cases expected this year, and colorectal cancer, with a
projected 136,000 new cases in 2014, also rank among the most
common cancers in the U.S.
Walmart launched its first-of-a-kind Centers of Excellence
program in January 2013, which focused on select spine and cardiac
procedures. In 2014, Walmart partnered with the Pacific Business
Group on Health to extend the Centers of Excellence program to
include knee and hip replacement procedures. Walmart first
partnered with Mayo Clinic in 1997 for associates in need of organ
transplants.
Walmart remains committed to making healthcare affordable for
its associates. Hundreds of associates and their family members
have elected to receive Centers of Excellence care since 2013.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the
world save money and live better -- anytime and anywhere -- in
retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week,
more than 250 million customers and members visit our 11,053 stores
under 71 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites in 11
countries. With fiscal year 2014 sales of over $473 billion,
Walmart employs approximately 2 million associates worldwide.
Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate
philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information
about Walmart can be found by visiting
http://corporate.walmart.com on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and
on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart.
About Mayo Clinic
Recognizing 150 years of serving humanity in 2014, Mayo Clinic
is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and
education for people from all walks of life. For more information,
visit 150
years.mayoclinic.org, http://www.mayoclinic.org/ and newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Randy Hargrove,
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